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启发

qǐ fā · qi fa

Traditional 啟發

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to enlighten
  2. to explain (a text etc)
  3. to stimulate (a mental attitude)
  4. enlightenment
  5. revelation
  6. motivation
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Slow tea, slow learning

  1. Liangliang

    泡茶(pàochá)要(yào)等(děng)，不能(bùnéng)急(jí)。

    Brewing tea needs waiting. You cannot rush it.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)启发(qǐfā)：学(xué)汉字(hànzì)也(yě)不能(bùnéng)急(jí)。

    This gives me an idea: learning characters cannot be rushed either.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)启发(qǐfā)？

    What idea?

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)启发(qǐfā)很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)：每天(měitiān)学(xué)五个(wǔgè)字(zì)。

    The idea is very simple: learn five characters every day.

  5. Liangliang

    一年(yīnián)就(jiù)是(shì)一千八百个(yīqiānbābǎigè)字(zì)！

    In a year that is 1800 characters!

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)可能(kěnéng)要(yào)睡到(shuìdào)十点(shídiǎn)。

    But tomorrow I may sleep until ten.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)话(huà)启(qǐ)发(fā)了(le)我(wǒ)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)新(xīn)的(de)思(sī)路(lù)。

The teacher's words enlightened me and helped me find a new way of thinking.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)启(qǐ)发(fā)他(tā)写(xiě)下(xià)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)感(gǎn)人(rén)的(de)故(gù)事(shì)。

This trip inspired him to write many touching stories.

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